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originally posted in:The New Dojo
7/9/2017 3:22:06 PM
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[b]Chapter Thirty Nine[/b]
The Dojo began to feel the warmth of summer, but still a cold wind came down from the Ko-Rudo mountains. The sky became a blizzard for only a few seconds before it faded away, and those who observed assumed that the world wide prison cell had taken another life.
The group of the warriors who committed themselves to the cause of fighting Tywin Coldbourne, emperor of the Coldbourne Empire, now gathered around the war table that was positioned in the courtyard of A1. Falk stood at the head of the table, resting his tired hand over its oaken wood as his eyes were baggy and sleep deprived. That being said, he had a fire of determination within him that came from when he spoke.
"Alright people." Falk started. "Let's have a recap before we get into this. Felix has been killed, therefor the armies of the dead will have no place in our fight. This also means the crown prince is dead and that title would naturally go to the next eldest son. But, Faolin is also dead, and because of that the entire Coldbourne military has been cut down to a fraction of what it was. Diana is also dead, meaning we don't have to watch our backs for the Tokage clan. That being said, the two youngest siblings are alive. Cain and Lilly..."
[spoiler]Open to everyone in Darkest Solstice group. The order for this COMBINED POST will be:
Cthulu-Orn-Hak-Zane-Royal-Tubbs-PowerKnight-Cannon
Do not reply to a post until I give the go-ahead. Because I may slip in to reply to someone between transitions of posting. PM me if you have questions.[/spoiler]
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Lyn slowly turned her head to glance at the Couldbournes. She was glad someone told her the duo were on their side now before she got the chance to rip out their hearts. She didn't like them or trust them and didn't think she ever could, but she'd rather die than hurt a potential ally. "Henry..." Lyn mumbled too quiet for others to hear.
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Cain looked around the table, his eyes piercing and darting. The man was nervous enough to say the least. Anyone who observed him saw the cast across his arm and the other variety of scars and wounds that were visible past the long black coat he wore. Lilly stood beside him, a full foot shorter as she observed the table shyly as well. "We will do what we can to help." Cain told the group. "I have committed my own acts of...well I mean...I have made mistakes. Many. Against the Dojo as well as this worlds people. I will do what I can to redeem myself." [spoiler]Orn is up.[/spoiler]
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"I'm sure that the Dojo has forgiven you, Cain. I would hope, anyhow." Arianna spoke up at last, studying the assembled group of men and women that would attempt to fight against the last of the Coldbournes that stood against the Dojo. Arianna was somewhat impressed, while Isaac had decided to remain silent for the meeting, having his armor and weaponry restored.
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Cain nodded at Arianna and gave her a closed smile before Falk spoke up. "As long as they are willing to help fight the Coldbourne's anyway they can, then they could redeem themselves." Falk said almost gruffly. [spoiler]for Hak[/spoiler]
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Edited by Haknir: 7/9/2017 8:21:31 PMHaknir stared at Cain the whole time then finally spoke. "They better do their best, and [i]for us[/i], we don't take kindly to mutiny where I'm from... Other than that, where are the last of these coldbournes' forces anyway?"
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"That's where things are going to get Complicated Hak." Falk said to the man. "Tywin remains in his Ivory tower in the centre of the Ko-Rudo mountains." Falk pointed to the large map that rested on the table. The map was specifically of the Ko-Rudo mountains. He placed his finger on the large castle that took place within a group of mountains where a single winding road went up to the bridge. There was a large town drawn between the mountains on the map which seemed to go under the long bridge to the castle and through the crevices of the mountain range. "That bastard has made this entire area his fortress. Luckily he has a lot less men now, as well as support. That being said, he still has many men. As much as I tried, everyone else is either too crippled or to scared to try to take on the empire." "How many men does he have, Sensei Falk?" The red Armoured samurai known as Tesuto asked. Falk looked down at the paper with a tired look when he answered. "He still has 4000 men positioned in this area...and likely another 4000 around the mountains." "And their artillery?" "Enough to make life difficult for all of us." [spoiler]for zane[/spoiler]
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Zane chuckled, like he found that amusing. "Only that much men? Childs play, leave them to me. I can have them all wiped out within 10 minutes."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 7/9/2017 9:20:06 PM"Your cockiness never ceases to amaze, Zane." Falk said. "Fact is, I've hade reports of weapons test in the Ko-Rudo region. Hard hitting weapons that utilize not only magic but also a serious amount of tech. Sure, you could use one of your forms. But the fact is Tywin knows that you would. He wouldn't have taken over Tatakai if he didn't have a plan to deal with us." [spoiler]For Royal[/spoiler]
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"Well than we should reach out to the factions that are friends of the dojo. The alliance, the Frontier Militia, whoever we can get! We collected many allies during our time, why not reach out?" Royal asked, looking up from the map at Falk "You can't expect to believe that [i]everyone[/i] that was aligned to us is gone!"
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"Royal, I have already contacted them!" Falk told him. "Anyone with a sizeable fleet is stuck in orbit. Anyone here who didn't bend the knee to Tywin was attacked, destroyed or crippled severely enough where attacking the man would only destroy their own cause." [spoiler]Tubbs is up[/spoiler]
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"Why not just go in and wing it? That's what I always do."
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"Rushing in guns blazing won't end well here," Enforcer Steel looked over the map carefully, "If those weapons are as powerful as reports say, they'd have us gunned down in seconds. We need a carefully constructed plan," He continued, "I know someone who might be able disarm the magical components, but she would have to be at the weapon, and she isn't what you would call experienced. Artillery's the big problem here. If we get hit by a barrage, then someone's going to give in."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 7/10/2017 12:21:02 AM"But maybe a group of us drawing the armies fire is exactly what we need..." Falk said. "If we were in the village, we would have ample cover from gunfire..." Falk stated. "But what would we be drawing our fire from, Sensei?" Tesuto asked him. "Well, When Cannon and Alex had originally activated the defences for the castle, these defences being the blizzard, they found underground tunnels going through the mountain. If we can get in there, not only will we be able to deactivate the defences, but that would give us a straight shot at Tywin! All we have to figure out is how to get inside the mountain..." "There is no escape route." Cain told the group. "The castle had never been taken over before, and its position makes it nearly impenetrable. Also there is the whole "if we are taken over, death is the only solution" mentality...." [spoiler]for Can[/spoiler]
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"Don't we have any mining equipment? How deep into the mountain are the tunnels? With the technology we have it shouldn't take long to drill. We'd just have to worry about not dying while the drill digs down." Lyn put her thought out there, hoping if she made the plan she'd have a higher chance at being the one to kill the enemy leader.
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"Lyndis, that is exactly what I was thinking." Falk told her with a grin. "While we don't have any soldiers from the Shi Canyon, but over the last week I have been talking with the new Oligarchy that's formed their thanks to you. They've been sending shipments of drills as well as a few groups of people who can use them..." [spoiler]for Orn[/spoiler]
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"Mm. But we'll still need a distraction. Tywin wouldn't exactly ignore a group of Dojo members drilling into his mountain range. And if what Zane said was true, then.." Isaac spoke up, before suddenly being interrupted by Arianna. "Just get the old bаstard outside, or find me a vantage point where I can blow his damn head off. We should try to take out His Cockiness first, his men won't stand to fight too long afterwards."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 7/11/2017 2:46:01 AM"Isaac, Zane and I already tried to take down Tywin with a much better scenario. He won't fall for something like "drawing him out."' Falk told Isaac as he looked at the boy. "He'll remain in his castle, and hold it down himself. He's powerful enough to do that. He'd have his forces whittle us down and I'm not willing to have you people waste your lives to fall into one of this man's plots." Falk put his finger back on the map and pointed to the village. "As I was saying before, the best distraction is to have the bulk of us try to take the town. One might logically think we are aiming to take a foothold so we can take the castle, in reality, our goal will be to cause as much noise and kill as many of those bastards as possible while the other team drills through the mountain. Tywin will be too focused on his garden to realize that the problem is coming through his basement..." [spoiler]hak[/spoiler]
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Hak spoke up. "If I'm in the city, I could help summon a dragon. That's pretty distracting I think. I'm also stealthy enough of you need me on drills."
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 7/11/2017 10:30:23 PM"Oh ya...that'll be a hell of a distraction." Falk said. "Issue is, the castle is gunna be on lock down as soon as we start making noise. A massive blizzard is gunna form around the city and the castle which will prevent anything from entering. We'll be able to sneak in, probably. But a dragon trapped inside that shield? Pure insanity...." [spoiler]Zane[/spoiler]
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"Well....I may have something that'll help protect us all and help conceal us in that blizzard. Make it real hard for anyone to see us." He said with a sly grin.
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Edited by Royal Blade: 7/11/2017 11:47:49 PM"I bet my bar lounge that it's an artifact." Royal said, glancing over at Zane. "But that's besides the point. How exactly would it be able to help us? We'd be concealed just fine I think."
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"Oh it's not just for concealment..." Falk said with a grin. "Everyone, follow me. It's time for you folks to see what we'll be using ourselves..." Falk pushed himself off the table and waved for the group to follow him. The Warriors followed the man out of the courtyard and into the Dojo, where they walked down its weapon adorned hallways and wooden floors. As they walked through the building, the group came to a steel door. Falk grinned at the group as he opened the door wide and walked in. The room was dark, for a moment. But then the lights came on as the entire group entered. That's when they saw them. [spoiler]https://imgur.com/gallery/0yjCn[/spoiler] Sets of incredibly high tech looking armour. They all stood in glass pods which had touch screen tablets in front of them. "We'll be using these in our attack..." [spoiler]Tubbs Reply. Everyone PM me because these are your awards. Each of your suits will be designed to your purposes and you can customize them in PM and we will apply said customizations in your replies.[/spoiler]
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"I hope that glass isn't bulletproof." Tubbs pulled out his Yuk.87 and shot at one of the glass pods, hoping to break the glass and get a suit out.
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The bullets rebounded off the glass which cracked from the shots. Falk smacked his own face and shook his head. "I...why. Why would you..I really should have expected that." Falk moved to one of the cases and touched the tablet that took its place in front of the armour case. As he touched the tablet, the armour suddenly changed form into a different variation. It was now slimmer, black, and a had a larger hood. "This is all armour Zane and I had been making for the last few weeks for the soul purpose of this attack. The materials used to make this armour is tough, strong, and it'll keep you protected. When you go to the tablets, you can choose how you'd like the armour to look yourself, and the atom reorganized will create whatever you want. There are also some...modifications...you all can make to your own personal suits." [spoiler]for knight. [/spoiler]
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Enforcer Steel had the armor modded and on in seconds, quickly calling his scout drone to land on the shoulder, "This'll help, but I don't think fancy gear and a few friends will be enough. If the blizzard is keeping ships from entering the atmo, we need to make the skies clear, even if only one ship breaks through, we'll have enough."
